“Future Issues in Higher Education”
31st Annual Businet Conference Programme
9th to 11th November 2017
Wednesday 8th November 2017
Time / Activity / Room13.30 - 15.15 / Newcomers Introduction
An introduction to Businet for new members and guests.
Led by the Businet Board: Carina Saelen, Agnes Dillien, Jean-Michel Gregoire and David Taylor / Tejo 2
15.30 - 17.30 / International Relations Managers Working Group
Group Chair: facilitated by Ria Slingerland, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences / Tejo 2
Official Conference Opening
18.30 / Welcome and Global Aperitif
The room for the Global Aperitif can be accessed at 18.00 for set up of contributions to this event. / Blue Lagoon / Foyer
20.15 / Dinner
A buffet with a Portuguese flavour to welcome you to Vilamoura.
Close 23.30 / Moscada Restaurant
Thursday 9th November 2017
08.45 / Assemble in Main Conference Room / Tejo Ballroom08.50 / Welcome to the 31st Annual Businet Conference
Carina Saelen, Businet President / Tejo Ballroom
09.00 - 09.45 / Keynote Address: Michael Smith, journalist, business author, business ethics lecturer, and Head of Business Programmes at Initiatives of Change UK
Imparting pillars of trust in the economy to the next generation of business leaders / Tejo Ballroom
09.45 - 10.30 / Keynote Address: Brigitte Van Baren
Founder Inner Sense - Essentials in Leadership
Sustainable awareness in education is key! / Tejo Ballroom
10.30 - 10.45 / Introducing Basecamp
Patrick Demaziere and Griet Barrezeele, University College Leuven Limburg / Tejo Ballroom
10:45 - 10:50 / Introduction to Workshop Sessions
David Taylor, General Manager Businet / Tejo Ballroom
10.50 - 11.10 / Coffee, tea and fresh juices
11.15 - 12.10 / Workshop Sessions: Best Practice in Businet
Paul Guest Orienta Consultancy
“How to Write a Convincing Erasmus+ Project Application:
A – Z of Concepts and Considerations” / Tejo 1
Patrick Demaziere and Griet Barrezeele
University College Leuven
“A guide to using Basecamp3” / Tejo 2
Eva Brucker
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences / Minho
“Tourism education goes international”
Barbara Brooijmans
EPHEC, Brussels
The stimulation of an entrepreneurial mindset in a Business School: some good examples / Mondego + Guadiana
Michael Smith
Head of Business Programmes at Initiatives of Change UK
“Interactive discussion on our visioning for the entrepreneurs of the future” / Lima
Inge Vervoort
Thomas More Kempen University of Applied Science
learn from 2 hands on experience / Showroom
12.10 - 13.10 / Lunch / Restaurant
13.15 - 14.10 / Workshop Sessions: Best Practice in Businet
Nico Nijsten and Griet Barrezeele
University College Leuven-Limburg
GDPR / Tejo 1
Jantien Belt
The Hague University of Applied Sciences
“The effect of promoting Excellence of Employability and Transversal skills” / Tejo 2
Stefan Schenke
Saxione University of Applied Sciences
“Refelction; an essential and necessary element of professional behaviour” / Minho
Owen Ross and Eoin Langan
Athlone Institute of Technology
The Business Students are still Here: How AIT built a successful Student Retention Model / Mondego + Guadiana
Allan Lawrence
Projects beyond borders
“Dissemination, Exploitation, Impact and Sustainability” / Lima
Gerben Beijneveld and Tijs van Es
NHTV Breda / Showroom
Entrepreneurship
14.15 - 17.15 / Working Group Activities:
Health Management - Facilitated by Griet t’Servranckx University College Leuven-Limburg / Sado
HEDCOM (Communication) - Facilitated by Brigitte Luytens
PXL University College / Lima
HEDICT (Information and Computer Technology) - Facilitated by Griet Barrezeele and Corneel Theben Tervile
University College Leuven-Limburg and Howest University College / Showroom
HEDLAW (Law) - Facilitated by Nico Nijsten and Michael Jaensch
University College Leuven-Limburg and HTW Berlin / Minho
HEDMINT (Marketing and International Trade) - Facilitated by
Hilde Evers and Eddy Brune
University College Leuven-Limburg and HELMO Liege / Tejo 1
HEDTOUR (Tourism) - Facilitated by Anja Nagel and Sandra Dimarcantonio
Euro-Akademie Hannover and PXL University College / Mondego + Guadiana
Intercom (Interdisciplinary Competencies) -Facilitated by
Maria Ángeles Sánchez Carrascal
Stenden University College / Tejo 2
Coffee, tea and fresh juice will be made available during the afternoon
18.45 / Meet at Reception
Coaches to pick up at the hotel and transport us to OS Agostos an 18th century farmhouse. / Reception
19.30 / Dinner "on the farm"
23.30 / Transport to Hilton Hotel
One coach will leave OS Agostos at 22.30.
Coaches will then leave at intervals from 23.00 to return to the Conference Hotel with a "drop off" at the Marina for those who wish
Friday 10th November
08.50 / Assemble at the Conference RoomWelcome and Introduction to today’s programme
David Taylor, General Manager Businet / Ballroom
09.00 - 09.50 / Keynote Address:
Lucy Hatt – Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Newcastle Business School, University of Northumbria
Educating for Entrepreneurship – the application of threshold concept theory / Ballroom
09.50 - 10.40 / Keynote Address:
Paul Leys – Policy Advisor, International Relations Office, Ghent University
Shifting paradigm: from quantity towards quality in student mobility / Ballroom
10.40 - 11.00 / TBC / Ballroom
11.00 - 11.25 / Coffee, tea and fresh juice
11.25 - 12.15 / AGM including Election of Officers
Moderated by Carina Saelen, Businet President and
David Taylor, General Manager Businet / Ballroom
12.15 - 13.15 / Workshop Sessions: Best Practice in Businet
Rob de With and Brigitte Van Baren
Avans University College and Founder Inner Sense
“Show Your True Colours for personal development and sustainable awareness related to the SDG’s” / Tejo 1
Paul Guest, Orienta Consultancy
“How to Write a Convincing Erasmus+ Project Application” / Tejo 2
Lucy Hatt - Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Newcastle Business School, University of Northumbria
“What’s distinctive about Entrepreneurship?” / Minho
Ingeborg Kuehling Garfield
EWS Vienna
Level 5 – “top up” initiatives / Mondego + Guadiana
Paul Leys - Policy Advisor, International Relations Office, Ghent University
“If less is more, how to keep score. What makes a good partnership good?” / Lima
Sandra Marcantonio
PXL University College / Showroom
13.15 - 14.15 / Working Lunch (Buffet) / Restaurant
14.15 - 16.30 / Special Interest Groups
Entrepreneurship facilitated by Rob De With / Tejo 1
Interdisciplinary Project Facilitated by Barbara Brooijmans and Marij Spiesschaert / Tejo 2
Research Group facilitated by Eva Abramuszkinova Pavlikova / Lima
16:00 - 16:30 / Coffee, tea and fresh juices will be served in Foyer
16.30 - 17.15 / Conference Feedback Session / Tejo 2
17.15 / Meeting Close
19.45 / Drinks Reception
Sponsored by ESA International / Blue Lagoon / Foyer
20.30 / Gala Dinner – A farewell to a President
Discoveries: Around the world at your table - celebrating Portuguese exploration / Ballroom
Saturday 11th November
08.30 / Departure for Social DaySaturday’s Social Tour / Reception
17.45
(approx.) / Arrival back at the hotel